Question

A veterinary assistant is working at a shelter that houses 53 animals. The shelter uses 1,484 pounds of food each month. How much on average does each animal consume per day in a 28-day month

Answer 1

Answer:

Each = 1 lb per animal

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

$Animals = 53$

$Food = 1484lb$

Required

Daily consumption of each animal in a 28-day month

First, we calculate the daily consumption of all animals

$All = \frac{Food}{28}$

$All = \frac{1484lb}{28}$

$All = 53 lb$

The consumption of each animal is then calculated as:

$Each = \frac{All}{Animals}$

$Each = \frac{53lb}{53}$

Each = 1 lb per animal